A Local Favorite Is Born

Eagle Brewing is founded by the Sprenger family.

Lancaster City is Declared the "Munich of the United States"

Recent German immigrants bring to Lancaster their love of beer & brewing expertise and a beer style new to Americans- lager! Over the next fifty years, the amount and quality of beer brewed in Lancaster was such that Lancaster was thought of in many circles as the brewing capital of the United States.

Eagle Brewing Changes Ownership

After working at various breweries, even purchasing and selling a few, Joseph Wacker purchases the Eagle Brewery from Jacob Sprenger. The Wacker family's brewery would become an integral part of Lancaster's brewing community for the next seventy years.

Family Business

After 10 years of running his brewery, Joseph retires and turns operation over to his sons, Charles and Joseph Jr., who conducted business as "Charles V. Wacker and Bro."

Fire Paves the Way for Expansion

A devastating fire gives the Wacker Company an opportunity to enlarge and modernize their brewing operations in order to compete with their three city rivals: Haefner’s, Sprenger’s, and Rieker’s.

Lancaster County Goes Dry

Lancaster county puts a halt to all production, sales, and transportation of liquors in accordance with the 18th Amendment, thus beginning the Prohibition Era in Lancaster.

Wacker Family Involvement

After 68 years, Wacker family involvement in the brewing industry ends when Joseph Jr. sells the brewery.

New Ownership

John Duschl purchases the brewery and operates it with his son-in-law Paul Danz. Under their stewardship, Wacker would upgrade their facilities and equipment which allowed the brewery to outlast all county competition.

Wacker Brewing Company celebrates its 100th birthday

To mark the occasion of a century producing great beer in Lancaster, the 40 Wacker Brewing Company employees are paid in silver dollars.

Wacker Brewing Company Closes its Doors

No longer able to compete with the huge Mid-Western breweries, Paul Danz is forced to close the brewery's doors. This event marks the ending of a unique chapter of Lancaster County history.

A Local Favorite Lives On

The Wacker Brewing Company is reborn, a symbol of both Lancaster's rich brewing heritage and the industry's resurgence.

Eagle Brewing is founded by the Sprenger family.

Recent German immigrants bring to Lancaster their love of beer & brewing expertise and a beer style new to Americans- lager! Over the next fifty years, the amount and quality of beer brewed in Lancaster was such that Lancaster was thought of in many circles as the brewing capital of the United States.

After working at various breweries, even purchasing and selling a few, Joseph purchases the Eagle Brewery from Jacob Sprenger. The Wacker family's brewery would become an integral part of Lancaster's brewing community for the next seventy years.

After 10 years of running his brewery, Joseph retires and turns operation over to his sons, Charles and Joseph Jr., who conducted business as "Charles V. Wacker and Bro."

A devastating fire gives the Wacker Company an opportunity to enlarge and modernize their brewing operations in order to compete with their three city rivals: Haefner’s, Sprenger’s, and Rieker’s.

Lancaster county puts a halt to all production, sales, and transportation of liquors in accordance with the 18th Amendment, thus beginning the Prohibition Era in Lancaster.

Wacker family involvement in the eagle brewery ends when Joseph Jr. sells the brewery, thus ending the Wacker family’s 68 year involvement in the brewing industry.

John Duschl purchases the brewery and operates it with his son-in-law Paul Danz. Under their stewardship, Wacker would upgrade their facilities and equipment which allowed the brewery to outlast all county competition.

To mark the occasion of a century producing great beer in Lancaster, the 40 Wacker Brewing Company employees are paid in silver dollars.

No longer able to compete with the huge Mid-Western breweries, Paul Danz is forced to close the brewery's doors. This event marks the ending of a unique chapter of Lancaster County history.

The Wacker Brewing Company is reborn, a symbol of both Lancaster's rich brewing heritage and the industry's resurgence.